Yahoo! Project

Updated April 2011

NAICS: 518200 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
Current Employment: 35
Estimated Annual Payroll: $2,236,150

Top occupations in the Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services industry
SOC	Occupation	% of Industry	Average Yearly Salary
15-1051	Computer systems analysts	7.23%	$80,940
43-4051	Customer service representatives	7.10%	$32,810
43-9021	Data entry keyers	6.26%	$25,980
15-1041	Computer support specialists	5.09%	$45,520
15-1031	Computer software engineers, applications	4.82%	$85,020
15-1032	Computer software engineers, systems software	4.61%	$93,140
15-1021	Computer programmers	3.75%	$77,080
11-3021	Computer and information systems managers	3.32%	$125,930
43-9061	Office clerks, general	3.11%	$28,940
15-1071	Network and computer systems administrators	2.96%	$72,900

Yahoo! first contacted the Grant County EDC in late 2004 as it was beginning to search for a location for its first company owned and operated data center. After looking at sites across the USA, Yahoo! purchased 50 acres from the Port of Quincy and broke ground on August 2, 2006. Just over a year later on December 3, 2007 Yahoo! held a ribbon cutting ceremony that signified that the 180,000 square foot data center was operational. In 2010, after the passage of legislation that waived sales tax on server equipment in data centers, Yahoo! broke ground on its second phase. The new data center utilizes Yahoo's! now famous "chicken coop" design, and is more energy and water efficient than the first data center. Phase 2 is on track to be completed in 2011.	August 2006	September 2006
	December 2007	May 2007
	June 2007	August 2007
	December 2007	Phase 2 March 2011